umpired
Judged the game
Umpired is the past tense of umpire, meaning to officiate a game or match by enforcing rules and making judgment calls.
Baseball and softball use umpires rather than referees: She umpired Little League games all summer.
The word extends to settling disputes generally: He umpired the disagreement between his siblings.
Oversaw a contest officially
- adjudicatedFormally decided a dispute
- arbitratedSettled by third party
- officiatedActed in formal authority
- judgedFormed a considered opinion
moderated · mediated · overseen · controlled · supervised · regulated · managed · presided
Bat-and-ball team sport
- cricketChirping legged insect
- tennisRacquet sport over net
- softballVariant with larger ball
- volleyballCourt game over net
match · game · innings · wicket · pitch · court · service · fault
Reached a conclusion
- ruledExercised sovereign authority
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
- declaredStated with authority
concluded · resolved · settled · called · adjudged · verdict · ruling · decision
Moderately or equitably
- neutrallyWithout favoring either side
- objectivelyBased on facts, not feelings
- impartiallyWithout taking sides
- even-handedlyWithout bias toward anyone
dispassionately · equitably · independently · consistently · authoritatively
refereed
Oversaw a contest officially
- adjudicatedFormally decided a dispute
- arbitratedSettled by third party
- officiatedActed in formal authority
judged · moderated · mediated · overseen · controlled · supervised · regulated · managed · presided · administered
baseball
Bat-and-ball team sport
volleyball · match · game · innings · wicket · pitch · court · service · fault · out
decided
Reached a conclusion
- ruledExercised sovereign authority
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
declared · concluded · resolved · settled · called · adjudged · verdict · ruling · decision · call
fairly
Moderately or equitably
- neutrallyWithout favoring either side
- objectivelyBased on facts, not feelings
- impartiallyWithout taking sides
even-handedly · dispassionately · equitably · independently · consistently · authoritatively
- chair umpireMatch official on platform
- home plate umpireOfficial judging pitches
- umpire chairRaised seat for officiating
- tennis umpireReferee for racket sport
- umpire signalsOfficial's gestural rulings
- line umpireBoundary call official